Foundation for Child Development explained

Foundation for Child Development
Formation:	1899
Type:	Non-profit
Headquarters:	New York, NY, United States
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	H. Melvin Ming
Revenue:	$4,065,317^[1]
Revenue Year:	2015
Expenses:	$6,714,759
Expenses Year:	2015
Website:	www.fcd-us.org

The Foundation for Child Development is a United States-based non-profit organization which promotes good child development.

History and name

The organization began as a volunteer community project in 1899, then in 1908 was established as the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.^[2] The goal of the organization then was to support disabled children.^[3] In 1972 the organization changed its name to the Foundation for Child Development.^[2]

External links

• • Archives of the Foundation for Child Development, 1909-1996, held by the Rockefeller Archive Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foundation for Child Development . 10 November 2016 . Foundation Center . 18 January 2018 .
2. Web site: History - Foundation for Child Development . fcd-us.org . 2013 . 14 May 2013.
3. Book: McMurtrie, Douglas C. The permanent betterment of the crippled child : an essay on the operation of the nonresidential system of education and care; the social principles involved, and the restoration of crippled children to places as useful members of the community. An account of the work of the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children. 1911. New York.